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Moscow Famtrip 10 MOSCOW FAMTRIP 10 PAX DAY 1 WELCOMING MOSCOW 16:30 Arrival in Moscow/Transfer to hotel 19:30 Meeting at the hotel with the guide (welcome cocktail at lobby) 19:50-21:00 Walking tour to Red Square 21:00-22:00 Welcome dinner DAY 2 09:30-09:45 Meeting with the guide at the hotel Alexander Garden Visit Entrance to the Kremlin territory. Security check 10:00-13:30 Kremlin Visit (Territory + Cathedrals), Armoury Chamber Visit, Diamond Fund 13:35-14:10 St. Basil's Cathedral Visit 14:20-15:40 Lunch at Zaraydye park 15:40-17:30 Walking Tour. Architecture. Zaryadye Excursion: history vs. modernity (incl. visit of ancient Varvarka buildings and churches, Flight above Moscow) 18:00–19:30 Free time 20:00-22:00 Evening Cruise Dinner 22:00-22:30 Transfer to the hotel. Overnight DAY 3 09:30-9:40 Meeting with the guide at the hotel. 10:00-11:00 Bolshoi theatre backstage excursion/ transfer to VDNH 12:00-14:30 VDNH, Pavilion Cosmos, Moskvarium 15:00-16:40 Ostankino Tower tour/Lunch in the legendary 7th Heaven Restaurant (328m height) 17:10–18:00 Museum of Cosmonautics 18:10-19:00 Transfer to the hotel/check in 20:00-21:30 Dinner at Hite restaurant 22:00 Walk back to the hotel. Overnight DAY 4 9:00-9:30 Breakfast and meeting with a guide 10:30-12:00 Tretyakov Gallery 12:00-12:30 Transfer to New Tratyakov Gallery 12:30-14:00 Gallery tour 14:30-16:30 Gorky Park walking tour\Lunch 17:00-18:30 Transfer to Vorobievy Gory 18:30-19:00 Cable Car tour 19:00-21:30 Transfer to Panorama 360/Dinner and ice-cream degustation 21:30-22:00 Transfer to the Hotel. Overnight DAY 5 09:00-09:30 Meeting with the guide at the hotel. 09:30-10:30 Transfer to Vinzavod 10:30-13:30 Vinzavod and Artplay walking tour 13:30-14:50 Lunch at Artplay roof top 15:30-17:00 Moscow metro tour 17:20-20:00 Free time for shopping on GUM and TSUM Shopping Centers 20:00-22:00 Dinner in Dr. Zhivago restaurant 22:00-22:30 Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight DAY 6 DEPARTING MOSCOW Breakfast and check-out from hotel Transfer to the airport TIME TBA Departure from Moscow ARRIVAL TO MOSCOW DAY 1 During any season, at any hour of the day, Moscow thrills visitors with its artistry, history and majesty. Moscow founded in 1147 with the population of 11,5 million people is the biggest city in Europe and still growing and changing with 250 restaurants opening yearly competing as the one of the most culinary cities in the world. Moscow has one of the fastest growing economical centers in the world with an active business life with an enormous changing profile/ skyline. Investments in making the city looking more and more beautiful have been made. There are green areas, facade lightning, water fountains in the River. Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, Stalin’s Skyscrapers – these are just a few sights which are world famous and which are definitely worth seeing! WALKING TOUR. RED SQUARE DINNER AT METROPOL DAY 2/ PART I RED SQUARE AND MOSCOW KREMLIN VISIT The Moscow Kremlin is the chief architectural ensemble of the city. Along the South wall of the Kremlin, overlooking the Moscow River, you will find the Grand Kremlin Palace. Within the Kremlin there is a Cathedral Square, the so-called "City of God". The famous Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon are there, too. Six buildings, including 3 three enormous cathedrals edge the square. Most of them, the work of Italian architects during the late 15th and early 16th Century. The Armory building built in 1851 as a factory for making weapons nowadays houses a museum, in which an enormous collection of Russian national treasures, including the famous Fabergé eggs, carriages, cookware, jewelry, etc. is on display. The State Historical Museum is located outside the walls. Entry fee includes the visit to the Kremlin Territory and 3 cathedrals. ST. BASIL’S CATHEDRAL Saint Basil’s Cathedral has been an integral part of Russian history, this famous church was on the Red Square long before the first Romanov dynasty came to power and survived both a war with Napoleon and World War II. Thankfully, time has remained favorable to this great cathedral and now you can see it with your own eyes. Go inside and admire the nine small churches all hidden under the one roof. Highlights: • See the charming colorful onions on top of Saint Basil’s Cathedral • Go inside Saint Basil Cathedral to learn the intricate history of this sanctuary • Pass Lenin's Mausoleum and learn why it is still so popular with the public LUNCH AT ZARYADYE PARK DAY 2/ PART II ZARYADYE AREA TOUR Zaryadye is a new park built in the historic centre of the city, a stone’s throw away from the Kremlin and Red Square. The park is home to over a million plants that brush up against the open spaces of surrounding streets, squares, and embankments. The botanical variety of the park reflects Russia’s natural diversity, recreating four landscapes: steppe, forests, meadows and northern landscapes. There are also sites of Heritage from XVI century neighboring with innovative architecture and High-tech media complex with the sensation of presence. RADISSON CRUISE ICEBREAKER BOAT TRIP and DINNER In 2012-2013 were built super-yachts "Primavera" ,"Butterfly", "Beauty", "Montana" and "Felicita" which are able to accommodate comfortably 300 passengers in business and first class saloons, and there are open decks as well. Now, with a new generation of yachts, the flotilla consists of 10 white-beauty-yachts designed for year-round entertaining excursion cruises on the Moscow River, for magnificent banquets, large conferences, and happy weddings. Due to constructional features, speed performance and equipment the yachts designed to easily pass through the ice and provide comfort for passengers even in the harshest of Russian winters: complete with all- weather panoramic windows, climate control and strengthened yacht’s hull. DAY 3/ PART I BOLSHOI THEATER BACKSTAGE TOUR This VIP tour includes: History of Bolshoi Theater, Imperial foyer, Choral Room, Royal Seats, Pit, Lower Beethoven Concert Hall, Upper Rehearsal Stage and a chance to see ongoing rehearsal (upon approval). Minimum group size is 5 people and maximum group size is 15 people. No tours can be done on weekends. Possible from 10 to 16. WALKING TOUR IN VDNH VDNH. The VDNH is the largest exhibition, museum and recreational center in the world and one of the most popular public spaces in the Russian capital. According to a complex concept of VDNKh development, its territory includes seven zones, each of them having its topic, image and sense. They are Central alley with a unique exhibition area named “Museum City”, all-season theme Attraction Park, educational cluster named “Park of Knowledge”, Landscape Park, Park of Handicraft, EXPO Zone and Ostankino Park. Moskvarium. The Moskvarium is the Europe’s largest aquarium located distant from the seaside. 12,000 sea and fresh-water creatures inhibit Moskvarium. There you can spend all day and watch a complex of 80 aquariums and a water show with killer whales, sea lions and sea-cows. Individual or group swimming with dolphins will also contribute to your good mood. For this purpose, the Moskvarium has 7 separate pools. DAY 3/ PART II Ostankino Tower. This 540 meters high television and broadcasting tower is located near the Ostankino TV center. Previously, at the stage of construction, the TV tower was the highest structure in the world, and in 2018 it was 10th highest self- supporting structure. Ostankino Tower has three observation platforms with a stunning view of the whole Moscow and Moscow vicinity. Lunch in the legendary 7th Heaven Restaurant. One of the most unique places in Moscow. Out top chef has designed our first-class menu, combining the staples of different nations, including Europe, Russia, and Asia. All 3 floors of our restaurant complex rotate a full 360 degrees, giving diners a different view of the capital whilst dining, no matter where they are sitting. A full rotation takes 40 minutes. Dramatic views of Moscow are combined with world-class dining, ensuring diners in our restaurant complex will remember their visit for a long time to come. Museum of Cosmonautics The museum is located in one of the city’s Historical monuments, the second highest of Moscow - at the base of monument “ Conquerors of Space” (built in honor of the launch of the first artificial earth satellitte). Museum exposition gives a retrospect on how Soviet space science evolved starting from first man-made satellites subsequently followed by the first manned space flight, first space walks, Moon exploration programs, Solar system exploration programs and international space research programs. Dinner at Hite Restaurant (korean cuisine) DAY 4 THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY The Tretyakov Gallery is the main museum of Russian national art, reflecting its unique contribution to world culture. It is a hospitable museum that is known for its rich collection and variety of presented ideas. THE NEW TRETYAKOV GALLERY The New Tretyakov Gallery presents the most completed in Russia permanent exhibition of the art of the 20th century in all its diversity - avant - garde, socialistic realism and art of the "austere style" and "underground" and some new art trends. Here are held not only large-scale retrospectives of great Russian artists, but also showed experimental exhibitions of young authors. Lunch at Gorky Park at Grill bar Zharovnya The Gorky Park is the central Moscow park with more than 40 000 visitors on weekdays and 250 000 on weekends and public holidays.
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